An educator's guide to sustainability with young learners

Garden Field Trips

In an earlier post, we mentioned farm field trips and the gardens at Wave Hill. Here is more detail about educational farming opportunities at historic houses:

Located in Washington Heights, Manhattan, the Morris-Jumel Mansion offers “Garden with History,” for grades K-12, which teaches students why a colonial home would need its own garden and includes a hands-on activity in the garden.

The Wyckoff Farm House, in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, offers many educational programs, including “Farming and Science” for grades 4-12, which focuses on “organic” and “sustainable” farming in the 17th and 21st centuries. (That program is only available from May to October.)